Liquid-vending apparatus



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I A. J. GORLCK LIQUID VENDING APPARATUS AM 3y am June 5. 1928.

A. J. GoRLlcK LIQUID vENDING APPARATUS Filed sept. 2, 1926 ssheets-sheet 2 June s, 192g 1,612,254

A. J. GORLICK LIQUID vENDING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 2, 1926 3Sheets-Sheet 3 facilitating the operation thereof.` i

features of the invenramadan@ 5,1928. 'A

' yANDREW J; G oRLIcK,

or cLEvELnND,' 01110.v i" f LIQUIDLVENDING- APPARATUS. w

Application filedl September This invention relates to nevv and usefulAimprovements in liquid storage andA vending systems, and moreparticularly lliquid for, gasoline measuring and dispensingl apparatusof the general type having an elevated visible container. With fillingmeans,'dis`` pensing the measured liquid by gravity.

.An object of'the invention isto provide improved means kdesi,f3,'ned tomeasure .and dispense a full predetermined measured amount of liquidfrom the container `with visible contents, preventing divertmentV ofanypart ofl thev measured amount such as returning part thereof into/thestorage tank or in any manner deliveringless than the amount ofliquidrneasured. y l I Another object of the inventionr is to pro`r videimproved means for. preventing vvithdrawal, through the measuring anddispens-v ing apparatus, yofliquid from' the'I storage tanlrvvhen theapparatus is not in use.- j

Another object is to provide improved counterbalancing means for Atheapparatus Other objects and tion will be hereinafter p scribed.`

In the drawings: l l

Fig. 1 is a front elevation ofthe liquid measuring and dispensingapparatus.

Fig. 2 vis a side elevation'th in section. Y

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view# Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail liquidmeasuring outlet.

ointed out and de-v ereofA partly `Fig. 5 is fragmentary viexvshovving'the'` i measuring lugs on the outlet rod.

Fig. 6 is au enlarged letail View' of a measuring lug. y 'y I Fig. 7 isa sectionalfvievv on line 7 7 of Fig. 1 showing the normal `containerfilling' v position of the liquid outlet. l v

Fig. 8 is a section on line Sf--S of `Fig. l showing the position of the.containerinlet valve and measuring rod actuating lever,

corresponding to the position of the outlet in Fig.7. v Fig. 9 isasectional vieWon line 9-9 of F ig. 1 shovving the liquid outletindispensing position in full lines and inv neutral adjusting positionin dot and dash lines.`

Fig. 10 is a view similar to FigzS showing the valve and lever positionsCorresponding toFig. 9. Fig. 11 is a detail section of the outletcounterbalanclng means. f

vien7 of the y i 38, rthe upper open pipe'end 40 extendlng to` 2, 192e.`seriall no.i .133,193ff Fig.` 12 isa section on line. 121-212 lof Fig.,l2 showingthe'y pump handleunlocked. i

v'Referring specifically to the drawings, 5I indicates f the base of thedispensingapparatus ha'ving-mounted thereon frontand rear casings'6 and'7 secured togethenthe :casings vsupporting thebottom Sof theliquid orgasoline container 9 having a` cylindricaly glassvvall- 11 gasketed asat .11 and top. closure 12 ysuitably 'secured tobottom 8.A A liquidorgasoline'storage tank 14, having a filling pipe 14 is connected at thebottom thereof `pipe 15 to a suitable gasoliney pump 16 disposed'vvithinbase 5,*the pump" shaft Aprojecting throughthe base 5 having a rockerlever 17 thereon provided with a' locking slot 18. They pump 16 isconnected to the lcontainer 9 forv 4filling with gasoline y Aiuitable,vvalve 23'p1-eferablyjof the swinging gate type vconnects pipes 20 and21. The valve23l has an actuating lever 24 `connected to a helicalspring 25 connected vais-at 26 to front casing 6.' Spring 25 normallyholdsI valve 23'c1osed. f v y 1 v Pipes v19 and20V are connected by a T27 connected tof-a suitable normally closed valve 28 connecting to a T-38 infoverlow pipes 37.and37, the pipe 37 connecting to the top ofstorage tank 14. The overflowpipe 37 is threaded intoa tapped hole38.in, con-V tainer bottom 8. Anothervoverflowpipe, 39r in container 9is threaded into bottomv tapv near the container top.` s g y j Theliquid container-.dispensingoutlet,411 comprises tube 42 extendingthrough a cenf. tral packing glandS in container bottom 8, the upperend-of'tube 42 extending into container 9 having .a suitableselfvclosing valve '44 thereon such as a. slidinggate valve, lwith an;actuating leverg4liaving a closing spring 45. The lower end of'y tube 42projecting betweenl casings 6 andj7 is screw threaded into a T 46 havinga branch outlettube47 screw threaded therein and extendingthrough'anopening in front,` casing 6. A krubber fabric hose 49 having a nozzle 50isconnected to tube 47 bycoupling 51, thenozzle resting when not inusevon ayoke 52 secured on the 'side of'casing 6 near the top thereof. f

.A measuring rod 54 'is' screw threaded into'A the'reduced bottom of T46and pinned, the' bottom end Yof the rod carrying a curved i lever 55 forpurposes to be hereinafter de'- merals 80.

scribed. A plurality of spaced 'rectangular shapedl measuring lugs 56,57, 58, 59 and 60 are aligned and mounted on rod54, oppositely to tube47, by countersunk headscrews 61 and 62, the heads of the lower screws62 projecting slightly; The lugs of equal length are' equally spacedfrom the bottomof T 46, the length of each lugequalling the spacesbetween. The lugs are slightly rounded at the corners thereof. l l

The rod 54 extends through the opening 64 of a collar 63,'the thiclinessthereof equal-v ling lthe width vof the spaces between lugs 56,

57', 58, 59 and 60. The collar 63, having a vrearward slot '65, issecurely mounted in a block`f66 having pipes 21 and 37 extendingtherethrough and set screwed as at 67. They block `66 is secured toLfront casing 6 by spacing block I63 and bolts 69, vpreventing verticaldisplacement of block 66 and collar 63. A` measure or gallon counter 70,mounted on the irear of block 66, has a spring actuating varm'71 adaptedto be engaged by the head's'of 'lug screws' 62. A covered opening 72 ofcasing `7 provides access to the counter 70.

` Means for counterbalancing'the dispensing outlet comprises a box 73.mounted dn the rear casing 7, having a shaft 74 on vwhich is carriedbybearings a drum 75 within-box 73 the drum contain-ing avspiral spring76 having oneend securedjto drum 75 and the other end -to shaft 74. Thedrum 75 has a tape 77 secured and wound thereon with the outer endsecured to a block 48 mounted on the back of T l46. The spring 76 iswoundito obtain adesirable tensionby turning the squared end 74 of shaft74 maintained bya `pawl l78 on vcasing 73 engaging v ratchet -wheel 79on shaft 74.

The opening 80'in front casing6 is provided with adjacent measureindicating vnu- ?In'oper'ation .of the'measuring and dispensingapparatus, the outlet tube 47 is normallyfturned tothe left, as shown`in Figs. 1 and 7, againstwa'llS'l of casing opening 8() and'retained bylatch 84 pivoted as at 87 on-tube 47, 'the latch having a notch 85engaging the opposite edge 83 of Opening 80. The dispensing outlet 41 isnormally supported by the bottom 60 of lug60`setting on collar 63. Asshown in'Fig. 8 the arm 55 of rod 54 is in engagement with valveflev'er24holdingthe valve 23 open. The valvey 44 vis normally` maintainedclosed by' spring 45 on lever 45. Valve 28 is maintained closed dur--ing operation of the apparatus by the thrust of alcompression springl 34between base 5 and collar 35'pinned'on rod 30 connected to valve ylever29, the out-er fiattened end 31 ofirod 30 extendinglthrough an opening36 inbase 5.

The ccontainer is illed with gasoline by manually rocking the unlocked'lever 17 of gasoline in container 9 from `flowing out through pipes 21and 2O into the tank 14.l The container 9 is adapted to hold apredetermined amount of gasoline, in this case five gallons, when thegasoline level is even with the open top 40- of overflow `pipe 319,

` lVhen desirable to vdispense gasoline ito a customer,v forv examplethree gallons in amount, the hose nozzle is inserted into the tank ofthe custoiners vehicle and the tube' 47 after unlatching is grasped,andv turned straight forward as shown in dotl and dash lines in Fig. 7,the yrod lever 55 disengaging valve lever A24 allowing spring `25 :toVclosel Y rl`he top valve valve 24 as shown in F i g. 8. 44 remainsclosed.

yThe forwardly extending tube v47 lis then The closed valve e 28 anddiscontinued pump 16 preventftheV lowered to a position lopposite tothe'tliree gallon indication on casing 6, the lugsGO, 59 and'58 slidingthrough collar slot 65,*the

straight edge l82 of opening 8O serving'as a f guide. The projectingscrew heads 62 of lugs 58, 59, and 6,0 engage and strip the spring Aarm71, of counter 70 adding E'three gallons to the previous total ofgallons counted by the counter.

The tube is then turned to ythe v,right against opening edge 83 as shownvin Fig. 9 in full'lines,and secured by' the'V notch 86 of latch 84engaging against openingedge 82, the bottom 57 of lug 57 ridingover-'and setting on collar 63 and thetop 58o'filug l58 riding undert-he collar-63, preventing any `vertical movement of rod or valve 44. Inmoving to this position lthe vleverarm-4J) of `valve 44 engages overflowpipes 39 opening' the valve 44 throughgwhich the gasolineflows bygravity through tube 42, T146','1tube 47,

lA I u hose 49, and nozzle y50 int-o :the custoiners f tank. Valves 23and 28: remain-closed.

The gasoline can only 'flow through A'the hose 49out of container 9 whentube-47 istu'rned to the right against opening edge 33.`In this-positionthe rod 54 and valve 44 cannot be raised vor lowered to vary the amountofk vgasoline being delivered to the customer,

cated at the measurev indications 9 on the glass wall 11 Aof container9,"the tube 47 is unlatched and turned to forward position as shown indot anddash lines in'Fig. 9,7disengaging valve lever-45 from overliowvpipek maybe made within the scope and 39 allowing the spring 45 toclose thevalve.

The tube 47 is then raised to the top edge of opening 80, the lugs 58,59 and `60 passing through collar slot 65 and the valves 44 and 23remaining closed. When fully raised the' tube 47 isturned to the leftyagain-in` initial position and latched as shown infull lines in Fig.47,the rod arm 55 engaging valve arm 24 opening the valve-23 again, thevalve 44-remaining closed. '.The container is now ready to be pumpedfull of gasoline again as hereinbefore described, for the next customer.i

The tube'47 can be raisedor'lowered only when extending in forwardposition yaligning the lugs 56, 57, 58, 59 and 6() with collar slot 65,to allow the lugs to pass through the collar slot 65.V VThe spring 7 6in drum 75 through connecting .tape77 co'unterbalances the weight of themeasuring yand outlet member 41.

To close or lock thevmeasuring and dispensing apparatus especially atnight for preventing withdrawal of gasoline from the i storage tank thefiatte'ned end 31 of rod 30 is pulled throughslot 18 of the verticallypositioned rock lever 17 and securedby a lock 18 hooked in rod opening32, compressingv supply tank, an elevated container,a supply s pipe andan overflow pipe between saidl tank and said container, a pump connectedto said supplypipe and having a handle, a connection between said supplypipe `and i said overflow pipe including a valve having a spring pressedrod for normally holding the same closed, said rod being engageable withsaid handle to lock the handle and hold the valve open. f

2. The combination with an elevated container, of a rotatable andreciprocable disensing iaeleadin0r therefrom and means to hold the saidpipe in predetermined positions comprising a lixed collar, and' lugs onthe pipe adapted to respectively rest upon to be ,closed whensaiddispensingpipe is lin said collar when the pipe isl adjusted to selected position.

3. A dispensing apparatus having an elevated container, a rotatable andreciprocable f dispensing pipe leading from said container, said pipehaving rigidly fixed thereto a rod,

-equal to the space between the lugs.

said rod having' a plurality of spaced lugs thereon, and a xedsupporting collar thru which the rod. passes, said collar having a slotthru which thelugs maybe passed, whereby the lugs'may be positioned inengagement with said collar to support said pipe or passed thru saidslot to allowreciprocation of said pipe' u 4. The dispensing'apparatus-as set y'forth i in claim 3, the thickness 'of said collar being 5. Ina dispensing apparatus, acasing having anopening therein, a rotatabledispensing pipe extendingy thru said opening andadjustable therein, saidpipe having a latch pivoted thereto andl engageab'le with the sides ofsaid opening to hold the pipe in e i adj usted position. i

6. A dispensing apparatus having an elevated container, `a supply pipeand an overflow pipe. a. rotatable and verticallyv iecip `rocabledispensing pipe leading from said atv container, a valve in said supplypipe hav- Y ing means operatively connected to the dispensing pipe-drailn pipe communicating therewith... said pipe havinga valve therein,said valveA beingA normally closed,- av measuring mecha- `msm and meansactuated by said mechanism to open said valve only when said mechanismis inthe fillingposition, said filling position being alsothe drainingposition.

' 8. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in i i 105 draining branchprovided nwith a normally a claim 7, said pipe also provided with a4closed drain valve, and a pump locking deto-open said valve when thedisf pensing pipe is rotated,said dispensing pipe '90` having a valveprovidedwith vmeans en-` vice operatively connected to said drain ,d

valve to hold it in open position. V 9. In a dispensingapparatus havinganv elevated container. av supply pipe and an.

voverfiow pipe, a Vrotatable ,verticallyreciprocable dispensingpipeleading from said container.. av valve at the top of said dispensingpipe, saidA valve being normally closed and means toppen said valve byrota-Vv tion of said dispensing pipe beforesaid dispensing pipe is movedto a discharging po- Sinon. i f

10. Thedispensing,apparatus as seti forthy in claimr 9togetlier with. avalve in said supply pipe, said last named valvearranged `ANDREW .rGonLioK.

